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Such as:
> Be kind. Don't be snarky. Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.
or
> Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something.
and
> Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.
Being kind doesn't mean being a push over. Rather, it makes it easier to achieve the goals you want.
None of these suggestions advise you to accept less-good code. Rather, it's all about making it easier to get better code.
I could have also just said "Can't you see that you are obviously wrong?" and left it at that. Would that have been better?
1. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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Such as:
> Be kind. Don't be snarky. Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.
or
> Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something.
and
> Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.
Being kind doesn't mean being a push over. Rather, it makes it easier to achieve the goals you want.
None of these suggestions advise you to accept less-good code. Rather, it's all about making it easier to get better code.
I could have also just said "Can't you see that you are obviously wrong?" and left it at that. Would that have been better?
1. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html